Alumnae Theatre

alumnaetheatre.com is a vibrant Toronto theatre which specializes in producing the work of female playwrights and actors. The “Alum,” as members call it, holds a special place in my heart because of the annual New Ideas festival which presents series of short plays.

Eulalie and the Great March

The Great March has ended

2007_031217-18March0008Originally uploaded by cerealboxreader. It’s finally over! “Eulalie and the Great March” drew a decent crowd and some thoughtful comments during the talkback. The playwright should be pleased. I taped the show but I have been having computer problems that prevent me from editing it and making a DVD. Soon. The computer goes back into […]

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Crispy crunchy return

Thanks to “Anonymous” for your comment. This is a site on the Internet that could have been designed for me. Use it to name your own cereal. I’ve chosen the obvious but you don’t have to. Try the link and litter your blogs with your own crispy, crunchy confections: http://www.cerealfreak.com/ Irreverent and Moral ReviewsL’Apocalypse à

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Alumni Theatre — New Ideas & Why I love Rabelais

I answered a call for directors for the New Ideas Festival at the Alumni Theatre in Toronto. There are three weeks of one-act plays plus longer “Saturday Experiments.” The process is intense. Playwrights send their plays or works-in-progress to the Alum. Once the best are chosen, the theatre holds a ‘meet and greet,’ where playwrights

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